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Cinted tatw @niettemin j Letters Patent o. 95,338,1latetl September 28,189.

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The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of the same.

To allA whomtt may concern Be it known that I, THOMAS J. HALL, of Bryan, in the county of Brazos, and State of Texas, have in. vented a new and improved Cultivator; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification.

The object of this invention is to provide improved arrangements of means for adjusting the cultivators mounted on wheels, and provided with-a seat for the attendant, whereby he can, when riding thereon, ad

just them both vertically and laterally, for the control of the same.

Figure l represents a longitudinal section of my improved cultivator, and

Figure 2 represents a plan View of the same.

Similar letters of referencev indicate corresponding parts.

The cultivator-beams A are connected rigidly together in pairs, and the beams of each pair are suspended at the front; by adjusting screw-rods B, from the ends of short laterally-vibrating levers G, oonnected together in pairs, and vibrating from the centres D, where they are pivoted to the cross-bars E of 4the frame.

H, bearing up against the under sideof the said bar I, imparting a yielding action to the said front supports of the cultivator-beams.

' .The rear ends of each pair of these springs have rods K, connecting them, and servingfor the weeption of the feet of the operator, sitting 011 the seat L, and by which he moves the. said levers laterally, to guide the cultivator-beams.

The said pairs of beams are thel fronts, .by draught-cords or chains M..

' At the rear the beams are suspended by cords or chains N, from hand-levers O, Working'on joints P, having universal movements, which levers pass up in front of the seat, in a manner to'be conveniently operated by the hands, for raising the said rear ends of the plow-beams, or guiding them laterally.

Having thus described my invention,

. I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters` Patentl. The cultivator-beams A, arranged either singly or in pairs, and suspended,'by the adjustable rods B, from the levers G, vibrating laterally, and arranged to be operated by the feet, substantially as specified. Y 2.- The combination of the levers C, transverse beam I, and springs H, when arranged substantially as specified.

me, this, 28th day of June, 1869.

THOMAS J. HALL.

Witnesses:

H. A. BODMAN, JN0. N. HENDERSON.

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